diff --git a/examples/open_window.rs b/examples/open_window.rs
index c428b33..51e51fd 100644
--- a/examples/open_window.rs
+++ b/examples/open_window.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
 use baseview::{Event, Window, WindowHandler, WindowScalePolicy};
 
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+enum Message {
+    Hello
+}
+
+
 struct OpenWindowExample;
 
+
 impl WindowHandler for OpenWindowExample {
-    type Message = ();
+    type Message = Message;
 
     fn on_frame(&mut self) {}
 
@@ -15,9 +25,12 @@ impl WindowHandler for OpenWindowExample {
         }
     }
 
-    fn on_message(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, _message: Self::Message) {}
+    fn on_message(&mut self, _window: &mut Window, message: Self::Message) {
+        println!("Message: {:?}", message);
+    }
 }
 
+
 fn main() {
     let window_open_options = baseview::WindowOpenOptions {
         title: "baseview".into(),
@@ -27,5 +40,20 @@ fn main() {
     };
 
     let handle = Window::open(window_open_options, |_| OpenWindowExample);
+
+    {
+        let handle = handle.clone();
+
+        ::std::thread::spawn(move || {
+            loop {
+                ::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));
+
+                if let Err(_) = handle.try_send_message(Message::Hello){
+                    println!("Failed sending message");
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
     handle.app_run_blocking();
 }
diff --git a/src/macos/view.rs b/src/macos/view.rs
index f9f6f3b..e5278cc 100644
--- a/src/macos/view.rs
+++ b/src/macos/view.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use crate::MouseEvent::{ButtonPressed, ButtonReleased};
 
-use super::window::{WindowState, WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME, FRAME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME};
+use super::window::{
+    WindowState, WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME, FRAME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME,
+    RUNTIME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME
+};
 
 
 pub(super) unsafe fn create_view<H: WindowHandler>(
@@ -67,6 +70,10 @@ unsafe fn create_view_class<H: WindowHandler>() -> &'static Class {
         accepts_first_mouse::<H> as extern "C" fn(&Object, Sel, id) -> BOOL
     );
 
+    class.add_method(
+        sel!(runtimeTick:),
+        runtime_tick::<H> as extern "C" fn(&Object, Sel, id)
+    );
     class.add_method(
         sel!(triggerOnFrame:),
         trigger_on_frame::<H> as extern "C" fn(&Object, Sel, id)
@@ -150,6 +157,7 @@ unsafe fn create_view_class<H: WindowHandler>() -> &'static Class {
 
     class.add_ivar::<*mut c_void>(WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME);
     class.add_ivar::<*mut c_void>(FRAME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME);
+    class.add_ivar::<*mut c_void>(RUNTIME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME);
 
     class.register()
 }
@@ -193,6 +201,19 @@ extern "C" fn trigger_on_frame<H: WindowHandler>(
 }
 
 
+extern "C" fn runtime_tick<H: WindowHandler>(
+    this: &Object,
+    _sel: Sel,
+    _event: id
+){
+    let state: &mut WindowState<H> = unsafe {
+        WindowState::from_field(this)
+    };
+
+    state.handle_messages();
+}
+
+
 extern "C" fn release<H: WindowHandler>(this: &Object, _sel: Sel) {
     unsafe {
         let superclass = msg_send![this, superclass];
@@ -210,6 +231,12 @@ extern "C" fn release<H: WindowHandler>(this: &Object, _sel: Sel) {
             );
             let _: () = msg_send![frame_timer_ptr as id, invalidate];
 
+            // Invalidate runtime timer
+            let frame_timer_ptr: *mut c_void = *this.get_ivar(
+                RUNTIME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME
+            );
+            let _: () = msg_send![frame_timer_ptr as id, invalidate];
+
             // Drop WindowState
             let state_ptr: *mut c_void = *this.get_ivar(
                 WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME
diff --git a/src/macos/window.rs b/src/macos/window.rs
index 78295fd..11c42fc 100644
--- a/src/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/macos/window.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /// Inspired by implementation in https://github.com/antonok-edm/vst_window
 
 use std::ffi::c_void;
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, mpsc::{self, Sender, Receiver}};
 
 use cocoa::appkit::{
     NSApp, NSApplication, NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular,
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ use super::keyboard::KeyboardState;
 pub(super) const WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME: &str = "WINDOW_STATE_IVAR_NAME";
 
 pub(super) const FRAME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME: &str = "FRAME_TIMER";
+pub(super) const RUNTIME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME: &str = "RUNTIME_TIMER";
 
 
 pub struct Window {
@@ -42,10 +43,22 @@ pub struct Window {
 }
 
 
-pub struct WindowHandle;
+pub struct WindowHandle<H: WindowHandler> {
+    message_tx: Sender<H::Message>,
+}
 
 
-impl WindowHandle {
+// Implement Clone manually to avoid H: Clone bound
+impl <H: WindowHandler>Clone for WindowHandle<H> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            message_tx: self.message_tx.clone()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl <H: WindowHandler>WindowHandle<H> {
     pub fn app_run_blocking(self) {
         unsafe {
             // Get reference to already created shared NSApplication object
@@ -53,13 +66,21 @@ impl WindowHandle {
             NSApp().run();
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn try_send_message(
+        &self,
+        message: H::Message
+    ) -> Result<(), H::Message> {
+        self.message_tx.send(message)
+            .map_err(|err| err.0)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Window {
     pub fn open<H, B>(
         options: WindowOpenOptions,
         build: B
-    ) -> crate::WindowHandle
+    ) -> crate::WindowHandle<H>
         where H: WindowHandler,
               B: FnOnce(&mut crate::Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static
@@ -160,10 +181,13 @@ impl Window {
 
         let window_handler = build(&mut crate::Window(&mut window));
 
+        let (message_tx, message_rx) = mpsc::channel();
+
         let window_state_arc = Arc::new(WindowState {
             window,
             window_handler,
             keyboard_state: KeyboardState::new(),
+            message_rx
         });
 
         let window_state_pointer = Arc::into_raw(
@@ -177,8 +201,7 @@ impl Window {
             );
         }
 
-        // Activate timer after window handler is setup and save a pointer to
-        // it, so that it can be invalidated when view is released.
+        // Setup frame timer once window state is stored
         unsafe {
             let timer_interval = 0.015;
             let selector = sel!(triggerOnFrame:);
@@ -192,13 +215,37 @@ impl Window {
                 repeats:YES
             ];
 
+            // Store pointer to timer for invalidation when view is released
             (*window_state_arc.window.ns_view).set_ivar(
                 FRAME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME,
                 timer as *mut c_void,
             )
         }
 
-        crate::WindowHandle(WindowHandle)
+        // Setup runtime timer once window state is stored
+        unsafe {
+            let timer_interval = 0.01;
+            let selector = sel!(runtimeTick:);
+
+            let timer: id = msg_send![
+                ::objc::class!(NSTimer),
+                scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:timer_interval
+                target:window_state_arc.window.ns_view
+                selector:selector
+                userInfo:nil
+                repeats:YES
+            ];
+
+            // Store pointer to timer for invalidation when view is released
+            (*window_state_arc.window.ns_view).set_ivar(
+                RUNTIME_TIMER_IVAR_NAME,
+                timer as *mut c_void,
+            )
+        }
+
+        crate::WindowHandle(WindowHandle {
+            message_tx
+        })
     }
 }
 
@@ -207,6 +254,7 @@ pub(super) struct WindowState<H: WindowHandler> {
     window: Window,
     window_handler: H,
     keyboard_state: KeyboardState,
+    message_rx: Receiver<H::Message>,
 }
 
 
@@ -222,6 +270,15 @@ impl <H: WindowHandler>WindowState<H> {
         &mut *(state_ptr as *mut Self)
     }
 
+    pub(super) fn handle_messages(&mut self){
+        for message in self.message_rx.try_iter(){
+            self.window_handler.on_message(
+                &mut crate::Window(&mut self.window),
+                message
+            )
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(super) fn trigger_event(&mut self, event: Event){
         self.window_handler.on_event(
             &mut crate::Window(&mut self.window),
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 93f3aa2..4444dc6 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,28 @@ use crate::x11 as platform;
 use crate::macos as platform;
 
 
-pub struct WindowHandle(pub(crate) platform::WindowHandle);
+pub struct WindowHandle<H: WindowHandler>(pub(crate) platform::WindowHandle<H>);
 
 
-impl WindowHandle {
+// Implement Clone manually to avoid H: Clone bound
+impl <H: WindowHandler>Clone for WindowHandle<H> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        WindowHandle(self.0.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl <H: WindowHandler>WindowHandle<H> {
     pub fn app_run_blocking(self){
         self.0.app_run_blocking();
     }
+
+    pub fn try_send_message(
+        &self,
+        message: H::Message
+    ) -> Result<(), H::Message> {
+        self.0.try_send_message(message)
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -28,7 +43,7 @@ impl <'a>Window<'a> {
     pub fn open<H, B>(
         options: WindowOpenOptions,
         build: B
-    ) -> WindowHandle
+    ) -> WindowHandle<H>
         where H: WindowHandler,
               B: FnOnce(&mut Window) -> H,
               B: Send + 'static